On-track wagering and daily average attendance were both up when the Saratoga Race Course meet concluded on Monday. This year’s meet lasted only 39 days, instead of the usual 40, because a Sunday was lost to Tropical Storm Irene. Here’s the NYRA press release: SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – On-track wagering posted strong gains compared to […]
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SARATOGA SPRINGS — They are back. The Times Union will have a guest handicapper in our picks box in the paper every day. I will keep a running tally of how they did and how I did against them. Now that the meet is over, I want to thank all of the guests who gave […]
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SARATOGA SPRINGS – Trainer Terri Pompay, raised in Saratoga Springs, earned the first Grade I victory of her career when Currency Swap prevailed in the Grade I Hopeful for 2-year-olds on a sloppy track at Saratoga Race Course. Currency Swap, the 9-5 betting favorite, passed 68-1 longshot Trinniberg late to give Pompay her first stakes […]
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SARATOGA SPRINGS -Jockey John Velazquez clinched his fifth riding title at Saratoga Race Course today, but this one is a little different. It’s the first year the award is named after Hall of Fame rider Angel Cordero Jr., Velazquez’s agent and the man who helped him make the move from Puerto Rico in 1990. Cordero, […]
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SARATOGA SPRINGS — The gates of Saratoga closed for the fall and winter under grey skies and soggy conditions at the most famous race track in the country on Monday. Now, the clock starts ticking until the 2012 meet. Charley Hayward, the president and CEO of the New York Racing Association, said the meet will […]
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SARATOGA SPRINGS — It’s really been a funky summer for weather at Saratoga Race Course. First, there were aftershocks from an earthquake (I was here on that Tuesday, a dark day, and the press box was swaying like an amusement park ride). Last Sunday, racing was called off because Hurricane Irene dumped some rain over […]
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SARATOGA SPRINGS – Havre de Grace prevailed by 1 1/4 lengths in the Grade I Woodward today, becoming only the second filly in history to win the race that began in 1954. The first was Rachel Alexandra in 2009. Under jockey Ramon Dominguez, Havre de Grace passed pacesetter Rule near the eighth pole and held […]
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